interesting facts on digestion in animals.please answer correctly
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interesting facts on digestion in animals.please answer correctly
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1)It doesn’t take gravity to move food down your esophagus. The muscles of the esophagus move food down to the stomach. This means you can eat upside, but beware of choking.
2)The stomach has to protect itself from acid erosion by lining itself with a layer of mucus. This keeps the hydrochloric acid that is in the stomach digesting food from breaking down the stomach as well.
3)The stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks to protect itself, while it produces half a gallon of hydrochloric acid each day.
4)The digestive system uses enzymes to break down foodstuffs. Proteases break down proteins, while amylases target carbohydrates. Lipases act on fats to break them down.
5)Some laundry detergents use the same enzymes that your body uses to break down food in order to break down